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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.2.88
People
Domitian, Roman (r. 81 - 96 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Domitian
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
92-93 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Aelia Capitolina (Palestine)
Period
Roman Republican period, Late, to Early Imperial
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/322364

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
18.68 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
sestertius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP CAES DOMIT AUG GERM PM TRP XI
  • Reverse Inscription: IMP XXI COS XVI CENS PPP

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
AJC II, p. 291, 9

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund and purchase through the generosity of the Estate of Leo Mildenberg
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.2.88
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Domitian to r., radiate, around Latin inscription
Rev.: Palm tree, with seven branches and two clusters of dates, around Latin inscription

Verification Level

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